"Of course," Cang Jue said, setting down his teacup and tilting his head at him. "I have no power, only memories and administrative access to this Holy Mountain.
The real Azure Lord is already dead. I'm not worth even one of his fingers.
If you wanted to kill me now, all you'd have to do is destroy my AI core."
Seeing his conflicted expression, Cang Jue's smile only widened. "Enough. You don't need to agonize over this. In short, those two bastards hunted me down until I had nowhere left to run, and I ended up dying in this godforsaken place.
I died, but I couldn't accept it.
After all the roads I traveled, all the pitfalls I stumbled into, and all the wealth I amassed in my life, how could I let outsiders reap every last benefit? Wouldn't you be furious in my place?"
Xu Feng didn't know whether to nod or shake his head. All he could do was cough awkwardly.
Cang Jue continued without waiting for a response. "So I left this consciousness behind to guard the place and wait for someone I liked.
If that person came, I'd give him what he deserved.
If not, I'd keep waiting.
But after all that waiting, all I got were wave after wave of idiots who wanted to steal my legacy."
Xu Feng silently raised his teacup and took a sip. I almost became one of those 'idiots' myself.
"What about you? Isn't it time you told me the truth about yourself?"
Cang Jue suddenly leaned forward a little, studying him with a knowing half smile.
"You're at the radiant god ninth rank, yet you have some rather peculiar tricks.
Your psychic power is decent, and your inner world is remarkably complete. No matter how I look at you,